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Peer reviewedNesher, Pearla – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1986
The conceptual difference between understanding and algorithmic performance is examined first. Then some dilemmas that flow from these distinctions are discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Decimal Fractions
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An algorithm is first defined by an example of making pancakes and then through discussion of how computers operate. The understanding that human beings bring to a task is contrasted with this algorithmic processing. In the second section, the question of understanding is related to learning algorithmic performance, with counting used as the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Computers
